· 8/14/1996
United States v. Arturo Gonzalez and Ricardo Ramirez
Citations
- 93 F.3d 311
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 20402
- 1996 WL 467308
How courts have described this case
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- noting that government’s concession that defendant’s conduct did not constitute “use” of a firearm does not obviate the need for independent review on appeal
- noting that government's concession that defendant's conduct did not constitute \use\ of a firearm does not obviate the need for independent review on appeal
- permitting retrial where the Supreme Court abrogated the Seventh Circuit’s definition of “use” for a drug offense after trial
- proof at trial rendered insufficient because of intervening Supreme Court decision in Bailey, 516 U.S. 137
- “Because there is independent corroborating evidence of the guilt [of the defendants], there is no reasonable probability that the result of the trial would have been different had the undisclosed impeachment material been disclosed prior to trial.”
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Judges: Flaum, Posner, Ripple
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